Each year the European Commission offers 2 five month, paid traineeships, for 1,300 trainees in administrative or translation positions. Registrations are now open for the October 2019 session. Hurry up!

Organization: The European Commission is the executive body of the EU, which represents and defends the interests of Europe as a whole. It prepares proposals for new European legislation, manages daily work for the implementation of EU policies, manages the budget, allocates funding and allocates funds, represents the EU on the international scene. The original nucleus from which the current European Commission derives was the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community, established in 1951 and established on 10 August 1952 in Luxembourg. Initially there were 3 European executive organs (ECSC High Authority, EEC Commission, Euratom Commission) that coexisted until 1 July 1967, when the Merger Treaty brought them into a single body, the Commission of the European Communities. The commissioners that comprise it, one for each member state, represent the political leadership of the Commission during the five-year term. The Commission's daily work is carried out by its officials, ie administrative staff, lawyers, economists, translators, interpreters, secretarial staff, etc., structured in services called "Directorates General" (DG)

Duty Station: Most of the Commission's services and agencies are located in Brussels. However, Commission offices are also located in Luxembourg, London, Grange and in a few other European cities. Candidates will be assigned to a Directorate General, Agency or Service. More information on the DGs and their activities is available on theDepartments and executive agenciespage of the European Commission website.

Open To: Graduated people from all over the world, regardless of age

Timeframe: The training period is from October to end February of the following year.

Deadline: 4th February 2019 (12:00, Brussels time)

Job description: Trainees work all over the European Commission/Services/Agencies. The content of the job depends on the service you are assigned to. You may, for example, work in the field of competition law, human resources, environmental policy etc. The trainee daily work consists of:

- Attending and organising meetings, working groups, forums, public hearings;

Qualifications: The traineeship programme is open to university graduates who:

- Have a university degree or equivalent, of at least 3 years of study, corresponding to a complete cycle (Bachelor's);

- Have a very good knowledge (C level as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) of two EU official languagues, one of which must be a procedural language: English or French or German. For non EU nationals only one procedural language is required.

- Have no prior work experience of any kind, in excess of 6 weeks in any EU institution, body or agency, EU delegations, with Members of Parliament (MEPs) or Advocates General at the EUCJ.

Wage: The living allowance for the 2019 traineeships sessions will be 1,196.84€ per month.

Application process: The application procedure consists of registration through EU Login, filling in of the application form and submission of a Valid ID card/passport and University qualifications declared as completed.

Contact Information: For any information please use the following contact form

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The European Court of Auditors offers remunerated traineeships during three different sessions and give you the possibility to become a member of an European Institution and take part at meetings, forums, public hearings and so on. Don’t lose this incredible chance to have a great practical experience at the ECA: apply now and fly to Luxembourg!

Organization: The European Court of Auditors mission is to contribute to improving EU financial management, promote accountability and transparency, and act as the independent guardian of the financial interests of the citizens of the Union. The ECA’s role as the EU’s independent external auditor is to check that EU funds are correctly accounted for, are raised and spent in accordance with the relevant rules and regulations and have achieved value for money. The ECA was established in 1977 and became a fully-fledged EU institution in 1993. The ECA is committed to being an efficient organisation at the forefront of developments in public audit and administration

Duty Station: The traineeship at the ECA will take place in Luxembourg

Open To: Students who are interested in this traineeship should:

-either hold a recognised university-level diploma giving access to the AD (a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma) function group as defined in the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union;

- or have completed at least four semesters of university study in an area of interest to the Court.

Timeframe: There are three sessions available for the traineeship:

- May 2019;- September 2019;- February 2020.

Deadline: Each session has a limit date for application:

-the limit date for the May session is January 31, 2019;

-the limit date for the September session is May 31, 2019;

-the limit date for the February session is October 31, 2019.

Job description: The traineeship offers the possibility to:

- be insight into the processes and policies of the European Institutions;

- have a practical experience – an opportunity to play a part in the Commission's day-to-day business;

- put academic theory into practice.

A trainees daily work consist of:

- attending and organising meetings, working groups, forums, public hearings;

Qualifications: In order to be eligible to carry out a period of traineeship, applicants must:

- be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union, except where a derogation has been granted by the appointing authority;

-either hold a recognised university-level diploma giving access to the AD function group as defined in the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, or have completed at least four semesters of university study in an area of interest to the Court;

-wish to obtain practical training related to one of the Court of Auditors' areas of activity;

-have not already benefited from a traineeship at any EU institution or body ;

-state that they have a thorough knowledge of one official language of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of at least one other official European Union language.

And is also important that:

Candidates selected must provide a declaration that they have never been convicted or found guilty of any criminal offence as drawn up for the civil service by their national authorities and a medical certificate certifying that they are physically fit to perform their tasks.

Wage: Candidates may be remunerated (1120 €/month) or non-remunerated depending on the budgetary appropriations available.

Application process:The candidate who wants to apply for this traineeship should fill in the application form.

Before applying, please note the following important information:

- Due to the high volume of applications we do not respond to each individual applicant.

- Only on-line applications will be processed. Unsolicited applications or CVs sent by post, fax or e-mail will not be accepted.

- Only the successful candidates will be contacted by the Human Resources department of the ECA.

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00 800 67 89 10 11 (from inside the EU)

+32 2 299 96 96 (from outside the EU)

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Organization: ErasmusIntern.org provides an integrated market place that aims at bringing together internship providers and students seeking an internship opportunity abroad. ErasmusIntern.org provides a place where companies and organisations can publish their internship offers and search for interns, and where students that want to do an internship abroad can have their profiles, search and apply for internships vacancies.

Timeframe: according to the timing established by their university for Erasmus+ traineeships

Deadline: according to the timing established by their university for Erasmus+ traineeships

Job description: The Digital Opportunity traineeship initiative will provide cross-border traineeships for up to 6,000 students and recent graduates between 2018 and 2020. The aim is to give students of all disciplines the opportunity to get hands on digital experience in fields demanded by the market.

Traineeships in the following fields can qualify as the Digital Opportunity Traineeships:

development of apps, software, scripts, websites,

installation, maintenance and management of IT systems and networks,

data analytics,

cybersecurity,

cloud,

quantum/artificial intelligence,

encryption,

block chain,

data mining, privacy and visualisation,

programming language,

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO),

digital marketing,

specific software apps for work,

Customer Care Management.

Qualifications: Students and recent graduates

Wage: 500€ per month

Application process: Students apply through their university, according to the timing and procedures established by the university for Erasmus+ traineeships. Recent graduates can do traineeships within 12 months after graduation and provided that they have applied before the graduation.

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The European External Action Service (EEAS) offers young people the opportunity to apply as trainees for the various delegations abroad. Check the specifications and offers and do not miss this fantastic opportunity to work for the European Union and to represent it abroad

Organization:the European External Action Service (EEAS) is a service of the European Union responsible for EU foreign affairs. Created by the Lisbon Treaty, it has been operational since 1 December 2010. It is based in Brussels, Belgium. The External Action Service supports the work of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and responds to him. In fact, the Service constitutes the foreign ministry of the European Union and manages its foreign policy and diplomatic activity. The Service has a bureaucratic and diplomatic nature and has no political autonomy: decisions on foreign and security policy are taken by the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Union, presided over by the High Representative. The peculiarity of the office of the High Representative is reflected in the peculiarity of the Service compared to the other institutions and structures of the European Union. Because of its intermediate position between the Commission and the Council and its hybrid origin, the Service is indeed a single body, endowed with particular autonomy and importance for the activities of the Commission and the Council. The Service is the first multinational diplomatic service

Duty Station: extra EU cities

Open To: traineeships in EU delegations offered by SEAE are open to:- EU citizens- citizens of the candidate countries that have concluded the accession negotiations with the EU- nationals of the host country.

For paid traineeships, applicants must have graduated from a university or equivalent higher-education establishment with at least a Bachelor's level. For unpaid compulsory traineeships, applicants shall be 3rd ,4th or 5th year students of a University or another higher-education establishment

Job description: the various internship offers with EEAS in the various hosting delegations provide for different tasks and activities, in accordance with the individual requirements required by the specific position. Verify the various tasks at the link to the open internship opportunities

Qualifications: the specific requirements for traineeships offered by EEAS can be consulted by following the link to the open internship opportunities. Knowledge of the working language of the EU delegation is a general requirement. Knowledge of the official language of the host country is an advantage

Wage: remuneration is provided for young graduates with less than one year of professional experience. The compulsory placements are not paid for students who already reside and study in the host country

Application process: the submission of applications is different for each delegation. Check the contacts for submission for each offer following the link to the open internship opportunities. Applications will not be accepted by applicants who have already benefited from any type of training (paid or unpaid) or work for more than 6 weeks in an institution, body, agency or office of the EU. For all the information about the eligibility specifications regarding the traineeship possibilities, consult the following link. The selected candidates will have to provide the following documents:

Contact information: all EEAS contacts can be consulted on the website

EEAS Building, 9A Rond Point Schuman

1046 Brussels

Belgium

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Organization/Company: The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is a unique EU initiative that boosts innovation and entrepreneurship across Europe with one simple idea: through diversity, there is strength. It supports the development of dynamic pan-European partnerships between leading universities, research labs and companies. Together, they develop innovative products and services, start new companies, and train a new generation of entrepreneurs. They bring ideas to market, turn students into entrepreneurs and, most importantly, they innovate. These partnerships are known as EIT Innovation Communities.

The EIT’s support helps innovators and entrepreneurs across Europe to turn their ideas into products and services for the market. This is crucial to fulfilling the mission of the EIT: delivering the jobs and sustainable economic growth opportunities that Europe is seeking.The EIT is playing a vital role in helping to increase economic growth and create jobs.

The EIT is an integral part of Horizon 2020, the EU’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Horizon 2020 is a key pillar of the Innovation Union – a Europe 2020 flagship initiative that aims to enhance Europe’s global competitiveness.

Duty Station: Budapest

Open To: Everyone who meets the requirements

Timeframe: Not specified

Deadline: Open

Job description: Traineeships at the EIT are addressed mainly to young university graduates, without excluding those who - in the framework of lifelong learning - have recently obtained a university diploma and are at the beginning of a new professional career.

The aim of traineeships at the EIT is to:

- Provide trainees an understanding of the objectives and activities of the EIT

- Enable trainees to acquire practical experience and knowledge of the day-to-day work at the EIT Headquarters

- Promote European integration through active participation to create awareness of true European citizenship

- Enable trainees to put into practice knowledge acquired during their studies, and in particular in their specific areas of competence

The EIT through its traineeship scheme benefits from the input of young enthusiastic graduates who can give a fresh point of view and up-to-date academic knowledge, which will enhance the everyday work of the EIT; and creates a pool of young people with first-hand experience of and trained in EIT procedures, who will be better prepared to collaborate and cooperate with the EIT in the future; specifically as professionals of knowledge and innovation communities and, in a manner, as ambassadors for European ideas and values both within and outside the European Union.

Qualifications:

- Candidates must have completed, by the closing date for applications, the first cycle of university education and obtained a full degree or its equivalent

- Candidates from EU Member States must have very good knowledge of English and another EU official language

- Candidates from EEA/EFTA Member States, candidate countries and from the USA, Japan, South Korea and the BRICS countries must have very good knowledge of English, the working language of the EIT

- Applicants are required to have a general behaviour compatible with the security requirements of the EIT and to be physically fit to perform the tasks

Useful information: The EIT wishes to offer to as many people as possible the opportunity of in-service training. Therefore, traineeships are only open to candidates who have not:

- Benefited yet or benefit from any kind of traineeship (formal or informal, paid or unpaid) within a European Institution or body

- Had or have any kind of employment within a European Institution or body, delegation or representation office, including anyone who is or has been an assistant to a Member of the European Parliament, an intra-muros consultant or researcher, a temporary staff member, a contract staff member, an auxiliary staff member or an interim staff member of any EU Institution, body, delegation or representative office

- Had or have any paid traineeship, employment or other contractual relationship with the existing Knowledge and Innovation Communities (i.e. the legal entity and partners of EIT ICTLabs, InnoEnergy, Climate KIC)

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The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) opened many new chances for 2019’s traineeship. This programme is addressed mainly to recent university graduates, without excluding those who have recently obtained a university diploma and are at the beginning of a new professional career. Choose your one!

Organization/Company:Eurofound is an European Union Agency set up to provide information, advice and expertise – on working conditions and sustainable work, industrial relations, labour market change and quality and life and public services – for key actors in the field of EU social policy on the basis of comparative information, research and analysis. Eurofound is managed by a director and deputy director, who report in turn to a Governing Board.The directors are appointed by the European Commission from a list provided by the Governing Board. The Board, made up of representatives of the governments and the social partners (the employers and trade unions), is responsible for the development of the multiannual and annual work programmes. Eurofound also maintains a Brussels Liaison Office, with the dual role of strengthening the visibility and impact of Eurofound research at EU level, and monitoring developments in policymaking. Eurofound's offices are centred around the 17th century Loughlinstown House in Dublin, Ireland.

Duty Station: Dublin, Ireland

Open To: mainly to recent university graduates, or who have recently obtained a university diploma

Timeframe: the standard traineeship is for a duration of 6 months which may be extended for up to a further 6 months

Deadline: expire on 24 January 2019

Job description: Eurofound is an equal opportunities employer. Traineeships will be offered on the basis that the candidate has the ability to participate to the extent necessary and will benefit from the experience. Here a breakdown of the traineeships available at Eurofound during 2019: Traineeship in areas of research:

Qualifications: the requirements for participating to traineeships are:- to have completed the first cycle of a higher education course and obtained a full degree or its equivalent by the closing date for applications;- to have a very good knowledge of at least two EU languages, of which one should be English - the working language of Eurofound;

The candidates from non-Member States must have a very good knowledge of English, as well as their mother tongue language.

Wage/Fees: the full net monthly grant for a Dublin-based trainee in 2019 is likely to be €1,409.

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Organization: The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. ESA is an international organisation with 22 Member States. By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, it can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. ESA’s job is to draw up the European space programme and carry it through. ESA's programmes are designed to find out more about Earth, its immediate space environment, our Solar System and the Universe, as well as to develop satellite-based technologies and services, and to promote European industries. ESA also works closely with space organisations outside Europe.

ESA's headquarters are in Paris which is where policies and programmes are decided. ESA also has sites in a number of European countries, each of which has different responsibilities:

-EAC, the European Astronauts Centre in Cologne, Germany;

-ESAC, the European Space Astronomy Centre, in Villanueva de la Canada, Madrid, Spain;

-ESOC, the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany;

-ESRIN, the ESA centre for Earth Observation, in Frascati, near Rome, Italy;

-ESTEC, the European Space Research and Technology Centre, Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

-ECSAT, the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications, Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

-ESA Redu Centre, Belgium.

ESAC, the European Space Astronomy Centre, is the ‘home’ of ESA’s space-telescope and planetary missions, the place from where science operations are conducted, and where all of the scientific data produced are archived and made accessible to the world. Telescopes in space are humankind’s eyes in the heavens: from their superior observing positions high above Earth’s atmosphere, they provide us with astounding views of the Universe at many different wavelengths. ESAC is where the instruments providing these views are operated and where these views become available for scientific study. Signals from black holes, from distant galaxies, from neighbouring planets and even from planets far beyond the Solar System are beamed back to the Madrid countryside.

ESAC has been chosen as the site for the Science Operations Centres (SOCs) of ESA Science missions for both astronomy and the Solar System. This means ESAC is rapidly evolving into a scientific hot-spot, a meeting point for top-level international space scientists working in different, but closely-related areas. The archives for all of ESA’s astronomy and Solar System missions are kept at ESAC so researchers have a single ‘entry point’ for accessing the wealth of scientific data.

Discovery and characterization of hot subdwarfs using the virtual observatory

Vo scientific exploitation of wide-area surveys

Preparation of science cases for the cesar education initiative

Image processing pipeline for the cesar solar observatory

Software development for space science education in cesar

Duty Station: Paris

Deadline: 10 december 2017

Job description: -Traineeships last from three to six months.

-Traineeships are unpaid, however a daily allowance may be granted of €20 for non-residents (including weekends) and €15 for residents (not including weekends). A non-resident is defined as someone living more than 50 km from the establishment.

-Trainees have to provide their own health insurance, accident insurance and travel expenses.

-Trainees are responsible for finding their own accommodation.

Qualifications: -To apply you must be a national of an ESA Member State or one of its Cooperating States. Member States include: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Canada is a Cooperating State and Slovenia is an associate member. Other EU states also have Cooperation Agreements with ESA, such as Bulgaria, Cyprus, Lithuania and Malta. Latvia and Slovakia are participating in the Plan for European Cooperating States (PECS). Studying in an ESA member state does not contribute to your eligibility for an ESA traineeship.

You can also attach a cover letter to your CV if you wish. You will be contacted shortly after the deadline if you have been invited for an interview. An interview day at ESAC will be organised for January/February 2018 where you have the opportunity to talk to each tutor of the projects of your interest. If you are unable to attend the interview session, telephone/web interviews will be held.

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Organization: The Committee of the Regions is the voice of regions and cities in the European Union. The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is the European Union's (EU) assembly of local and regional representatives that provides sub-national authorities (i.e. regions, counties, provinces, municipalities and cities) with a direct voice within the EU's institutional framework.

Established in 1994, the CoR was set up to address two main issues. First, about three quarters of EU legislation is implemented at local or regional level, so local and regional representatives needed to have a say in the development of new EU laws. Second, there were concerns about a widening gap between the public and the process of European integration; involving the elected level of government closest to the citizens was one way of closing the gap

Duty station: Brussels, Belgium

Deadline:

-from 16 February to 15 July (spring session)

-from 16 September to 15 February (autumn session)

Description: Each trainee is assigned to a specific department of the CoR. The nature of the work depends largely on the unit. Some units are more politically oriented, others are more administrative. In general, the type of work assigned is equivalent to that performed by junior executive-grade officials (AD5).

The aim of the traineeship within the CoR is:

-to provide a unique, first-hand experience of the workings of the CoR in particular, and of the EU institutions in general

-to acquire practical experience and knowledge of the day-to-day work of the Committee's departments

Requirements: To apply for a traineeship at the CoR, a number of basic requirements must be fulfilled.

Applicants must:

-be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union or of a State which is an official candidate for accession;

-have completed at least the first cycle of a higher education course and obtained a full degree by the closing date for applications

-have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another EU-working language (French or English)

Wage: not specified

Application process: Applications are exclusively submitted online via an internet application form in English, French or German. Before you start filling in the form, please make sure that you have all the required information.

-There are mandatory and optional fields to complete. It is impossible for you to submit your application unless you complete all the mandatory fields. The other fields are optional, and are intended to help the Traineeships Office to establish a more detailed profile of you.

-Please check that all the information you provide is correct. Also check your form thoroughly before submitting it.

-You can return to your application form and make changes at any time before the submission deadline. After this date, no changes are allowed.

-Once your application is submitted electronically, you will receive an acknowledgement of receipt by e-mail. With this e-mail you will receive a personal access code. This allows you to check your status during the selection process. No correspondence is carried out regarding individual entries and the Traineeships Office does not provide feedback on evaluation or progress of applications.

-Any false statement or omission in the application form, even if unintentional, may lead to rejection of the application or cancellation of a traineeship.

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Organization: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is a decentralised agency of the European Union (EU), located in London since 1995. The Agency is responsible for the scientific evaluation, supervision and safety monitoring of medicines developed by pharmaceutical companies for use in the EU. EMA protects public and animal health in 28 EU Member States, as well as the countries of the European Economic Area, by ensuring that all medicines available on the EU market are safe, effective and of high quality. EMA serves a market of over 500 million people living in the EU

Duty Station: London

Open to: Students with all the qualifications

Timeframe: Traineeships last for a maximum of twelve months (two consecutive six-month contracts)

Deadline: Open. There are two possible traineeship intakes per year, starting on 1 October and 1 April

Job description: The European Medicines Agency operates a trainee programme. The programme gives trainees an understanding of the Agency and its role within the activities of the European Union (EU) and provides professional experience in a working environment

Qualifications: The trainee programme is aimed at university graduates at the beginning of their professional careers. Applicants need to have:

- European Union (EU) or European Economic Area nationality

- An university degree (minimum Bachelor level) by 1 August for the October intake and by 1 March for the April intake

- A good command of English and knowledge of a second official EU language

Successful candidates will typically have a background relating to the activities of the Agency, such as pharmacy, medicine, life sciences, healthcare, chemistry, information technology, law (with an interest in pharmaceutical regulatory affairs), human resources, finance, communications, public relations, or library and information science

Wage/fees: The Agency pays a maintenance grant of £1,550 per month to trainees. It also pays a travel allowance to compensate for relocation to the United Kingdom and other costs at the start and end of the traineeship

Application process: The next application process will be for the October 2017 traineeship intake. We recommend that interested candidates regularly check the website for updates

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The European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao (the EU Office) is offering opportunities for traineeships to students as an asset or requirement of their studies programme. Apply now and live a beautiful experience in Hong Kong!

Organization: The European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao’s mission is: to present the positions and the interests of the European Union to the Hong Kong and Macao Governments; to further relationships between the European Union and Hong Kong and Macao; to disseminate information on the European Union, on policies and developments and in particular on the European integration process; to facilitate and promote contacts between business communities in Hong Kong and Macao and in the European Union and to encourage greater awareness in Europe of developments relevant to Hong Kong and Macao, in particular on the implementation of the "one country, two systems" principle; to cooperate with representatives of EU Member States in Hong Kong and in Macao on matters of interest to the European Union

Duty Station: EU Office premises located in Central, Hong Kong

Open to: Young university graduates with little or no professional experience; undergraduate students who carry out a traineeship as part of their degree

Timeframe: 3-6 months

Deadline: Not specified. Some traineeships will be offered in response to spontaneous applications. Other traineeships will be offered as part of cooperation arrangements

Job description:

Traineeships in the EU Office have the following objectives: to provide interns with a unique experience to make a contribution to the activities of the EU Office; to offer interns practical experience in the multicultural, diplomatic environment of an international organisation; to offer interns the possibility of applying the knowledge acquired during their studies in a concrete professional setting; to allow the EU Office to benefit from young and dynamic collaborators that bring new ideas and questions.

Trainees are placed under the supervision of a Head of Section, who is available to guide them during the traineeship, give instructions and assign tasks. Working hours are from Monday to Friday between 09h00 and 17h30 with one-hour lunch time.

The EU Office offers traineeships in its Political, Press and Information Section and in its Trade Section.

Main job duties for Trainees in the Political, Press and Information Section:

- assist in monitoring Press and News reporting on matters relevant to the European Union

- collate information on European Union legislation and policies of relevance to Hong Kong for dissemination to the wider public

- assist in preparing and implementing Press and Information activities in Hong Kong and Macao, including the organisation of events

- assist in attendance at meetings and events and preparation of related reports

Main job duties for Trainees in the Trade Section:

- assist in organising events and seminars for the Trade and Economic Affairs section of the EU office

- collate information on the EU policies and regulation with relevance to Hong Kong and Macao for dissemination to interested parties

- conduct research on economic and trade issue relating to Hong Kong, Macao and the neighbouring region and produce concise reports and minutes for internal use

- assist in dealing with external enquires on EU regulations and policies

Qualifications:

- come from an EU Member State, pre-accession State or from the third country where the Delegation is accredited

- be a young graduate with a University diploma or at your last year of University

- have an excellent command of foreign languages, and be especially fluent in English. Knowledge of Cantonese and/or Mandarin would be an advantage

- have less than 1 year of professional experience

- have not yet worked in any of the EU institutions

Wage/fees: Traineeships are not remunerated

Application process: Applicants should send a motivation letter and CV to the following email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The EU Office organises its selection process for trainees in a fair and non-discriminatory way. A traineeship agreement will be signed by the trainee and his/her supervisor before the start date of the traineeship. All the documents required must be received and approved before the signature of the traineeship agreement

Useful links:

For further information about the activities of the European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao, please visit thewebsite

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